Either way, you're looking at a serial drive, meaning you'll need a system with a SATA interface. You'll also need a video card that supports HDCP, otherwise Blu-ray's copy protection will prevent movies from playing.

Speaking of movies, the Sony drive comes with Cyberlink's PowerDVD BD Edition software so you can watch Blu-ray flicks on your PC.

I am so, so tempted to grab one of these for my media center, as standalone Blu-ray players are still selling for $150 and up. What about you? Is $89.99 a good enough deal for you to hop aboard the Blu-ray bandwagon?